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Ralf Schumacher Could Miss Canadian GP
Tuesday June 6th, 2000
Ralf Schumacher could miss
this month's Canadian Grand Prix because of a leg injury
the Williams driver suffered in Monaco at the weekend.
The German gashed his leg
after crashing heavily into barriers at the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday.
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"The
doctors told me I must have complete rest for two/three
days. At present I am still not in a position
to tell if I will be at the
start of the Canadian Grand Prix," Schumacher
said on Tuesday.
"We are trying our best
to speed up the recovery process."
The Canadian race is in Montreal
on June 18.
Schumacher, who
is resting at home in Monaco, had a check up at the Princess
Grace Hospital in
the principality
on Monday night to make sure there were no remaining
pieces of carbon fibre or
metal in the wound. There
were none.
"Last night I slept quite
well because the pain had decreased a bit but I
am still unable to put any
weight on my leg," the 24-year-old
said.
Williams began
testing at Monza in Italy on Tuesday
with Jenson Button accompanied by
Brazilian Bruno Junqueira,
the man the 20-year- old Briton beat for the
full Formula One drive
before the start of the season.
A team spokeswoman said
it was too early to talk about who might replace Schumacher in the
team if he is unable to compete in Canada.
Junqueira, who currently
leads the FIA's F3000 championship after winning the last three races in
a row, is the
BMW-powered team's official test driver.
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